do the heavy lifting. The bright smell disappears, the ginger loses its bite, and what’s left tastes flat — like warm dishwater with a memory of flavor.
That wrong method turns a live, active drink into a weak imitation. Fresh matters. Timing matters. And pairing it with a sugar bomb or greasy meal can bury the effect under the very sludge you’re trying to clear.
Use it cold or freshly prepared, and the body gets the full hit: the sting, the brightness, the clean wake-up call. That’s when the internal machinery
